The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner
A CONSIDERABLE amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck after being successfully…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899
36 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 2
Terrible Experience of a Cattle Steamer
A HURRICANE, or "willy willy," which swept the West Australian coast recently, was encountered by the cattle steamer Tangier (Capt. Neate), and the steamer turned up at Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Bulgaria
The steamer Bulgaria, about which such fears were felt, has turned up. She was rudderless for 19 days in mid-Atlantic. By marvellous pluck, the rudder was repaired,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rapid Fail of the Darling. the S.s. Moira Ashore
The fall which has taken place in the river during the past week has been remarkable fir its rapidly, and has been [?] so much out of proportion to be [?]…
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The New Zealand yacht [?] has been found bottom upwards. John Harrock, [?] of the proprietor of the[?] Hotel. W. Turner, son of the Rev. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German Cruiser Wrecked
The German cruiser Cormorant, on route to Samoa, struck a reef near New Guinea. It was five days before she was refloated. She was badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on a Reef
The steamer Australia, trading to Tasmania, struck a reef on the Tasmanian coast. She has been beached…
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The disabled steamer Wollumbia was towed into Sydney yesterday. She had broken her propeller shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrecking Mining Property. London
A thousand masked and armed miners seized a train in Idaho, America, and loaded it with dynamite, which was exploded, with the result that mills worth 250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck. Sydney
The ship Lock Slay, from Glasgow to Port Adelaide, has been totally wrecked off the South Australian coast, only three were saved. There were 34 passengers on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steamer Tekapo
The position of the stranded steamer Tekape is unaltered. The vessel is still bumping heavily, and it is feared she will go to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic Intelligence. the Steamer Perthshire. Sydney
NOTHING has been heard from the other vessels which went to look for the Perthshire. The tug Champion resumed search yesterday. The steamer Maronoa arrived from New Zealand,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipwreck at the Heads. Sydney
Last night the schooner Failford, from Cape Hawke for Sydney, loaded with hardwood, founded at North Head. The crew were all saved, but had barely time to take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Missing Steamer. Auckland
The steamer Stella, with a disabled barque ia tow, was seen off Cape Maria Van Dieman yesterday. The steamer Lutanepai has returned from an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. Brisbane
The outbreak of fire on the steamer Duke of Buckingham, near Goat Island, is a very serious one. The cargo consists chiefly of frozen meat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Steamer China
The P. and O. Company has paid £57,000 to the savers of the China…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipwreck. Melbourne
The steamer Derwent went ashore at Alfona Bay. Her passengers were safely landed…
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Thangry waves best high upon. The gloomy, rock shore: The raging wind shricks lou I and fierce. And drives the sleet before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic Intelligence. Fishermen Wrecked. Sydney
Two fishermen were wrecked at Broughton Island on June 14. After subsisting for eleven days on shell fish, they were rescued on Saturday, and taken to Nelson's Bay. Distress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shipwrecks Near Freemantle. Sydney
Another large ship has been wrecked near Perth. Yesterday the City of York, from San Francisco for Freemantle, timber laden, became a total wreck. It is believed…
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